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Recent Examples of murky The schedule for launching Kuiper satellites on the Ariane 6 and New Glenn rockets is murkier. ArsTechnica, 23 June 2025 Finally, in addition the closing of the Discover deal, Capital One’s customers appear to be holding up well despite a murky economic backdrop and questions about the health of consumers. Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 20 June 2025 The highlighting reticles for discoverables are thankfully forgiving — ideal for the murky depths that would otherwise hide them. Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 The questions, though, are a bit different this offseason, as Toronto’s optimal path forward is pretty murky, and any mistakes management makes in the next few weeks will only compound their issues. James Mirtle, New York Times, 18 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for murky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for murky
Adjective
  • Its back has orange and gray markings with a scattering of darker brown blotches.
    Aspen Pflughoeft Updated July 9, Miami Herald, 9 July 2025
  • Look for bronze or dark spots on the foliage or prominent purple veins.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 July 2025
Adjective
  • How this all will ultimately lead to world-building applications is hazy—and that’s part of the point.
    Allie Garfinkle, Fortune, 3 July 2025
  • Looking for a 4/20 warm up show that will haunt your hazy dreams?
    Deborah Sengupta Stith, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • These beers had previously been included within larger, more ambiguous lager categories for the Great American Beer Festival competition, but the Brewers Association says the uniqueness and growing popularity of these styles warrants individual guideline recognition.
    Don Tse, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
  • Tipping for other services may be more ambiguous and recommended as a dollar amount instead, like $10 per hour or $5 per bag carried or shuttle driven.
    Katie Kelton, Boston Herald, 22 June 2025
Adjective
  • Stories come to life only through concrete, sensory details, but my father only spoke in vague and abstract terms.
    Margot Singer July 9, Literary Hub, 9 July 2025
  • Though vague, Galvin said case law suggests reasonable means that the rules are consistent with the culture and character of the type of community.
    Nora O’Neill July 8, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Some traders said the numbers were less severe than analysts' bleak forecasts.
    Sabrina Valle, USA Today, 3 July 2025
  • No one is as funny and as bleak in the same sentence, or maybe even the same word.
    Literary Hub July 1, Literary Hub, 1 July 2025
Adjective
  • Now and then in the distance the misty shadow of a mountain.
    Eileen Chang, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
  • A little over a year ago, Urban Decay re-released the original Naked eye shadow palette, comprised of shimmery earth tones and misty gray hues.
    Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • On Thursday, Bloom shared a series of cryptic quotes from Swiss psychologist and psychiatrist Carl Jung on Instagram.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 4 July 2025
  • The team also discovered two more new species: the cryptic Namib day gecko and the miniature Namib day gecko.
    Aspen Pflughoeft July 3, Miami Herald, 3 July 2025
Adjective
  • That memory, faint but enduring, was set in the downstairs den of their home.
    Ajdina Halilovic, Wired News, 6 July 2025
  • Until then, there is a faint hope that tardigrades survive — though likely not living it up — on the moon.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 3 July 2025

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“Murky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/murky. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.

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